Friday, March 13, 2009
Ashley's Mission Trip Update
Ashley is now only three months away from going on her mission trip to Mexico. She has her passport and her vaccines and best of all she has more than half of her money raised for the trip. She is getting excited but also a little nervous as she is the only single person going. However, someone has already taken her under her wing so that Ashley will feel less like a third wheel. It's great because George and I both know this woman and we know that she is a good person for Ashley to be around. We are praying often for Ashley and for this trip, and we are hoping our friends and family are too.
Ava is 10 months old today
Ava is 10 months old today and we don't know where the time went! She now is pulling herself up on things and is standing with just one hand hanging on. I believe that she will be walking before Easter as she seems so determined". Her second tooth has finally come in, but it has not improved her sleeping patterns.
She is still very much a morning girl and she is ready for her day to begin at 6:00am. I pray that this will change sometime soon! I know when she is a teenager, I will complain that she sleeps too late (ha,ha). She is still so very sweet and fun to be around. George and I are grateful and wonder how we got to be so blessed!!
Love Dare Group
This year before Valentine's day, George and I decided to start a small group based on Love/Marriage. We bought a CD that had six sessions of video clips from the movie, Fireproof, along with the 40 day devotional guide called the "Love Dare." We invited a group of friends to join us in this six week series and it has been a great journey! We will be wrapping up our last week and it has been a growth experience for all of us. I know George and I will continue to re-read and reference our Love Dare book and we are thankful that we were led to host this group. It has been fun and inspiring, but most of all has brought us closer to God, each other, and our friends.
Farewell to our Feline Friend Abby
Last week marked the end of a 14 year journey for our cat, Abbey. We knew at Christmas that it was just a matter of time, and we vascilated weekly as to when it was time. George did the hard part and took her to the vet and stayed with her while she took her last breath. She is now buried by our pond and we will always have fond memories of what a special cat she was.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Media Mania!
Just recently I have been reflecting about all the ways we give and get information through technology. We have a tremendous ability to reach alot of people via Facebook, Blogs, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Texting, Twitter, Cell phones, Home phones (almost obsolete), Letter, Cards, Voice-mail, Answering machines (almost obsolete), On-line chat rooms and blogs, Webcams, Webcasts, websites, Youtube virial Videos, etc., etc., Wow... with all this technology I feel I talk with more people than I ever have, but connect less. It takes time with people face to face in order to nurture something deeper than "Hey, having a latte, works crazy-busy, kids are great, catch up soon." Don't get me wrong, I Love all the techie ways that people can keep in touch, but nothing compares to spending time with people. It is nourishment for the soul to spend time with a friend, family member, spouse, children. So, although I won't stop using all this mass media at my disposal, I will be choosing more wisely about how much time I spend on facebook (swallows hours of time) and other media avenues and allocate that to "facetime." (get it? facebook to facetime)
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